Gabriela Montero at Prager

08/19/2026

Season Five of Gabriela Montero at Prager begins this September with piano virtuoso Hayato Sumino.

CHOPIN ORBIT | Hayato Sumino
Saturday, September 19 at 7:30 pm

The Ebenezer Theater
at Prager Family Center for the Arts
17 S. Washington Street
Easton, Maryland

About the Artist:
“Something truly unforgettable was created by Hayato Sumino when he made his debut on the piano world’s biggest stage” (Classic FM).

Taking the concert world by storm, pianist and composer Hayato Sumino breathes new life into the term virtuoso. His dynamism and creativity are the building blocks of his astonishing online presence—boasting over 1.5 million YouTube followers and 240 million views and still growing—and his passion and spontaneity draw his fans to the concert hall, regularly selling out shows and captivating audiences across North America, Europe, and Asia, with lines out the door for his autograph.

Sumino’s unique style blends classical virtuoso tradition with an arranger’s ear and breathtaking improvisational skills, allowing him to share classical masterworks, jazz, and his original works with audiences across the globe. His global appeal is evidenced by his recent history-making wins of top honors in two categories in Germany’s most important awards in classical music, the Opus Klassik Awards: the Live Performance of the Year (soloist) and Young Talent of the Year prizes for his debut album on the Sony Classical label, Human Universe. Released last fall, the record includes repertoire by Bach, Fauré, Purcell, Sakamoto, and Hans Zimmer, as well as Sumino’s own compositions and arrangements. His second Sony Classical album, Chopin Orbit, is scheduled for release in January 2026.
Hayato Sumino is an exclusive Sony Classical recording artist, an Artist Ambassador for Apple Music Classical, Steinway Artist, and CASIO Ambassador, and continues to forge his own path in the arts, equally comfortable with a range of genres and repertoire.

For tickets and more information, visit MonteroPrager.com (link in bio).

08/13/2026

General admission registration for Gabriela Montero at Prager Season V officially opens on August 15th. The upcoming season offers audiences an exclusive opportunity to experience internationally renowned classical musicians and opera singers within the intimate setting of The Ebenezer. For an enhanced experience, VIP passes grant holders champagne service across all 11 scheduled evenings.

Tickets can be purchased at MonteroPrager.com

08/11/2026

Memories…

As we prepare for general admission tickets to drop for Season V of Gabriela Montero at Prager on August 15th, let’s remember the talent that’s already come through the Prager Family Center for the Arts.

Earlier this summer, Lucas Meachem | Opera Baritone and Irina Meachem , brought us an Enchanted Evening, which featured this unforgettable “Soliloquy” from Carousel, by Rogers and Hammerstein.

Stay tuned for more information on this upcoming season!

08/05/2026

From Afar...

Last week, our globe-trotting Artist-in-Residence Gabriela Montero brought her Iberian-inspired recital to the 70th !

Present at the festival was the legendary Sir András Schiff, with whom Gabriela was able to share a heartfelt backstage moment.

As we prepare for the launch of Season V of the Gabriela Montero at Prager series, connect with us here for updates on our past and future artists!

Photography credit: Raphaël Faux

07/24/2026

07/17/2026

Artist Residency | Prager Family Center for the Arts | Easton, Maryland

06/16/2026

The dynamic duo of Charles Yang and Peter Dugan bring an eclectic night of classical violin and piano - both ancient and reimagined.

BETWEEN WORLDS
Saturday, July 18 at 8 PM
Charles Yang, violin | USA
Peter Dugan, piano | USA

The Ebenezer Theater at Prager Family Center for the Arts
17 S. Washington Street
Easton, Maryland

About Charles Yang:
GRAMMY Award-winning artist and recipient of the 2018 Leonard Bernstein Award, Charles Yang has been described by The Boston Globe as one who “plays classical violin with the charisma of a rock star.” The Juilliard graduate began his violin studies with his mother, Sha Zhu, in Austin, Texas, and has since studied with world-renowned pedagogues Kurt Sassmanshaus, Paul Kantor, Brian Lewis and Glenn Dicterow. He has performed as soloist with orchestras and in concert throughout the United States, Europe, Brazil, Russia, China and Taiwan. On June 9th of 2005, the Mayor of Austin presented Mr. Yang with his own “Charles Yang Day.” In 2016 Mr. Yang joined the multi-genre string-band Time for Three as violinist and lead singer.

“Plays classical violin with the charisma of a rockstar.” - THE BOSTON GLOBE

About Peter Dugan:
A musician equally at home in classical, jazz, and pop idioms, he has appeared as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician across North America and around the world. His performance of the Ives Fourth Symphony with the San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas was described by the Los Angeles Times as “stunning” and by the San Francisco Chronicle as “fearlessly athletic” and was recorded for release; he repeated the Ives project in a series of four concerts for the Houston Symphony with Andrés Orozco-Estrada. He had previously collaborated with MTT at the New World Symphony, and has made other orchestra appearances with the Kansas City Symphony, New Albany Symphony, Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, Johnstown Symphony, and Annapolis Chamber Orchestra.

Learn more about both artists at MonteroPrager.com

05/19/2026

Power couple Lucas Meachem and Irina Meachem revisit the golden age of the American musical, a time when the great opera singers were equally at home in the beloved repertoire of Rodgers and Hammerstein.

Saturday, May 23rd at 8 PM
SOME ENCHANTED EVENING
Lucas Meachem, baritone | USA
Irina Meachem, piano | Romania-USA

The Ebenezer Theater at Prager Family Center for the Arts
17 S. Washington Street
Easton, Maryland

GRAMMY Award-winning baritone Lucas Meachem, dubbed the “rock star of opera” by Opera Pulse, continues to captivate audiences worldwide with his “earnest, appealing baritone” (The New York Times). Known for his mastery of many of the leading operatic roles, Meachem is a consummate artist with a unique warmth and passion for both audiences and his colleagues.

First-generation Romanian-American pianist Irina Meachem regularly accompanies voice recitals and coaches opera singers and often performs with her husband, Lucas Meachem, in recitals. Recently, Meachem performed as guest soloist with Classical Tahoe, alongside Metropolitan Opera harpist Emmanuel Ceysson, on William Grant Still’s majestic piece Ennanga.

In 2021, Meachem released her debut album of American songs, Shall We Gather, with Lucas Meachem.

Learn more about Lucas & Irina Meachem at MonteroPrager.com

04/29/2026

Honored by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to music, Paul Lewis brings an exquisite recital of music by Mozart, Debussy and Poulenc.

Saturday, May 2nd at 8 PM
ISLE OF JOY
Paul Lewis CBE, piano | United Kingdom

The Ebenezer Theater at Prager Family Center for the Arts
17 S. Washington Street
Easton, Maryland

Paul Lewis is internationally regarded as one of the leading musicians of his generation. His cycles of core piano works by Beethoven and Schubert have received unanimous critical and public acclaim worldwide, and consolidated his reputation as one of the world’s foremost interpreters of the central European classical repertoire. His numerous awards have included the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Instrumentalist of the Year, two Edison awards, three Gramophone awards, the Diapason D’or de l’Annee, the Preis Der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik, the Premio Internazionale Accademia Musicale Chigiana, and the South Bank Show Classical Music award. He holds honorary degrees from Liverpool, Edge Hill, and Southampton Universities, and was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2016 Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Read more at MonteroPrager.com